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Chapter 8, Problem 8.74SP
Acrylonitrile
(a) Complete the electron-dot structure for acrylonitrile by adding multiple bonds and lone pairs of electrons.
(b) Tell how many
(c) Tell the hybridization of each carbon atom.
(d) Identify the shortest bond ¡n the molecule.
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